Wagon-body attachment.



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No. 824,779. PATENTED JULY 3,' 1906. J. P, YGLARK. WAGON BGBY ,TTGHMEN'L APPLCAT PLED JULY28.1905.

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AUNITED STATES i PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES CLARK, OF OSSIAN, INBIANA, ASSIGNOR TO S. F. BOVSER:

COMPANY, INCORPORATED, OF FORT WAYNE, INDIANA, A CORPORA- TION OF INDIANA.

WAGON-BODY ATTACHMENT.

. Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 3, 1908.

To LM whom it may concern,.- Y

Beit known that I, J AMES P. CLARK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ossian, in the county of Wells and State of indiana, have invented a new and useful Wagon-Body Attachment, of which the following isa specication. l

My invention relates to attachments for vehicle-bodies, and is especially designed for attachment to vehicles used for delivering or transporting merchandise.

The invention has for its object to gravide aV rack or cage ermanently suspen ed'beneath the rear o a vehicle-body and constituting a carrying device of improved construction in which various objects may be carried-such, for instance, as oil-cans, which itis not desirable to transport in the body of the vehicle along with other merchandise which mi ht become impregnated with the odors of t e oil, and thereby injured.

'Other objects of the invention are to simplify and improve the construction and operation oi this lclass of carrying devices.

With these and other objects in viewrthe present invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described, shown in the accompanying drawin s, and particularly pointed ont in the appen ed claims, it being understood that chan es in the form, proportion, size, and minor details may be made WithoutY departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages. Y

in the drawings, Fi re 1 is a perspeet'; view of my improve vehicle-body attachYYY ment shown in o erative position heneath vehicle-body an With the endate opened to form an extension for the rac Fig. 2 is a view of my im roved 4attachment in side elevation and Wit the end-gate in a closed position. Fic. 3 is a detail erspective view of the finger ihr hoiding the olding partition and the pivoting device. Fig. a is a detail transverse sectionai view of the nger-pivotin device.

"ke characters of reference designate corres ending arts in the several views.

its pre erred embodiment 'my improved vehicle attachment comprises a plurality of hangers 1, 2, 3, and 4, rig1dly secured beneath the rear end of the body 5 of a vehicle. The hangers 2 and 3 are formed integral with section', and the hangers 1 and 4 are integral with section 7, which, with the longitudinal sections S, form a substantially rectangular hame disposed in a horizontaly lane and parallel with the vehicle-body. lgpon the horizontal frame composed of the sections 6 and 7 and 8 is rigidly secured the rack bottom or flooring 9.

About the rack is secured any ap roved number of retainin -strips 10, securedJ to the hangers 1, 2, 3, an 4V and forming side raiis. Intermediate the ends of flooring 9 is pivotally secured the partition 11 by means of ears 12 and ivotins 13. The partition 11 is arrange to fo d downwardly upon the ilooring 9 of the rack and is held in an upright position by the finger 14 engaging the edge of the partition Within the notch 15. 'The iin ger 14 is pivoted to a block 16, rigidly secnred to one ofthe stri s 10, as by the rivet i?, and is arranged to bellield in a horizontal or verticalV position by means of the angular edge 18 engaging within the notches 19 and 20 and retained by the spring 21, exerting tension on ivot-pin 22.

djacent the lower ends of hangers 2 and 3 blocks 23 are secured to the fra1ne-pieces 6, and between the said blocks 23 and the hangers are pivoted the extremities of end pieces 24.

Theend ieces 24 are formed integral with the cross-piece 25, forming the frame for the end-gate of the rack or cage, which is completed by the retaining-strips 26. Upon the Ypivots 27, upon wheels,theV end pieces 24 are Ypivoted are pivctally secnred radial hars 28,

formed integral with segments 29, secured by a folded portion 30 to the end pieces 24. intermediate their ends the radial bars 28 are provided with outstanding curves 31, arranged to clear the strips 1G. The se ments 2Q are held adjacent the hangers 2 an 3 and guided by the clips 32, secured to the hangers, as b the rivets 33 passing through the clips an Y the hangers and also through the Vstrips 10, `which extend outwardly beyond the clips and are provided with the notches 34.

The movement of the segments and the cle-Y sure about the pivot 27 is limited by the lugs 35, turned upon the segments and engaging with the hangrs 2 and 3 when the closure is in a plane Wit the rack-bottom 7. Y

Upon the pins 27 are also pivoted leve IOO IOS

members 36, carrying the bearing-lugs 37, slidably in which are mounted levers 38. The levers 38 are provided with keepers 39, embracing the segments 29 and arranged to engage notches 4() in the segments and held in engagement by the springs 41 bearing against the lever member 36 and against collar 42, adjustably secured to the lever 38, as by the set-screws 43. The ivoted members 36 and the spring-actuated evers 38 coperate to constitute latch members. The extremities 44 of the levers 38 are connected by a transversely-disposed bar 45, which when the gate is open constitutes an end rail.

The operation of my improved vehiclebody attachment is as follows: Normally the parts will be in the position shown in Fig. 2, and When it is necessary to load the rack the bar 45 and the levers 38 are pushed toward the pivot 27, thus disengaging the kee ers 39 from the notches 34, by which it and t e gate are held in the closed position. With the catch thus released the gate may be opened and with the bar in dotted position shoWnKin Fig. 1 o'ering no obstruction to the introduction of articles u on the floorin 7. If the nature and quantity of goods ma e it desirable, the partition 11 may be raised and held in upright position by the finger 14. The goods being loaded, the gate is again closed, as in Fig. 2, to retain the articles Within the rack. If more goods are to be transported than can be loaded Within the rack and upon the flooring 7, the gate may be left in the position shown in Fig. 1 and the rail 45 raised to the full-line position, engaging notches 40 of segments 29 and serving as a means for retaining the goods upon the gate and Within the rack proper.

With the parts in the position shown in Fig. 1 if it is desired to close the gate the bar 45 may be gras ed and swung upwardly on the ivot 27. hen the keeper 39 contacts With the bevel end of the catch 34, the keeper Will be thereby automatically disengaged from the notch 40, permitting the segments 29 and gate to complete the movement until the notch 40*il engages the keepers 39 to hold the gate in a closed position.

Havin thus described the invention, what is claime is 1. A carrying rack or ca e, supportin hangers for the same, an end-gate hinged y supported adjacent to the bottom of the cage, segment-strips connected with the end-gate and having stop-lu s, latch members pivoted adjacent to the ends of the gate and having keepers embracing the segment-strips and an end rail connecting the latch members.

2. An end-gate having segmental guidestrips, latch members ivoted adjacent to the ends of the gate andp having keepers embracing the segment-strips and adapted to engage notches in the latter, and an end rail connecting the latchmembers.

3. A carrying-cage, a hinged end-gate for the same, means for supportin the end-gate in an approximately horizontaposition, and an adjustably-supported end rail.

4. A carryin -cage, an end-gate for the same, segmenta guide-stri s connected with the end-gate, pivoted mem ers having keepers ad'ustably engaging the guide-strips, and an en rail connecting the pivoted members.

5. A carrying-cage, supporting-hangers for the same, a hingedly-supported end-gate having segmental guide-strips, pivoted latch members having keepers embracing the guide-strips and adapted to engage notches therein, and side Walls having terminal beveled ends and notches to enga e the keepers.

6. A carrying-cage, an enti gate for the same, guide-strips connected with the endgate, pivoted members adjutably engagin the guide-strips, and an end rail supported by said pivoted members.

carrying-cage, supporting-hangers for the same, an end-gate for said cage adapted to form an extension of the bottom thereof, means for sup orting said extension, and an adjustable en rail.

8. A carrying cage, supporting hangers for the same, an end-gate for the cage adapted to form an extension of the bottom thereof, means for supportin said extension, pivoted members adjusta ly connected with the su porting means, and an end rail ccnnecte With said pivoted members.

9. In a device of the class described, a rack, apartition pivotally secured in the rack, and means for holding the partition in operative position.

10. In a device of the class described, a rack, a partition pivotally mounted and arranged to fold into the bottom of the rack and means for holding the partition upri ht.

l1. In a device ofthe class described, a rack, a partition horizontally pivoted to and arranged to fold into the bottom of the rack, and means for holding the partition u ri ht.

12. In a device of the class described, a rack, a partition horizontally pivoted to and arranged to fold into the bottom of the rack, and a linger pivoted to the rack and arranged to engage and hold the partition in an upright position.

13. In a device of the class described, a rack, a gate for the rack, a partition pivoted to and arranged to fold into the bottom of the rack, means for holding the partition in an upright position, and means whereby When the gate is open it forms an extension to the bottom of the rack.

14. In a device of the class described, a rack, a ate for the rack, a partition pivoted lon itwIinally of the rack and arranged to fol into the bottom, a finger pivoted to the rack and arranged to engage and hold the partition in an upright position, and a gate orizontally and transversely pivoted to the IOO IOS

rack and arranged to form when open an extension of the rack-bottom.

15. A device of the class deseribed eemprising a vehicle-body, hangers secured beneath the rear end of the body, a rack-bottom rigidly carried by the hangers, segments eentrall pivoted to op osite hangers, a gate rigi ly carried upon t 1e segments, levers pivoted at the centers of the segments and a bar eonnectin the extremities of the levers.

16. A evice of the class described comprising a vehicle-bod hangers secured beneath the rear end oy the body, a rack-bottom ri 'diy carried by the hangers, segments centra ly iivoted to opposite rear hangers, a gate rigid y secured to the radii of the segments, 'means for holding the gate in a plane with the rack-bottom, levers pivoted at the centers of the Vsegments and provided with cli s enga 'ng the ares, springs arranged to ho d the o ips in engagement With notches formed in the ares, a bar eonneotin the exx tremities of the levers, means for ho ding the gate and bar in a closed position a partition horizontally and longitudinally pivoted Within the rack and arranged to fold into the bottom, anda finger pivoted to the side of the rack and arranged to hold the partition in an upright position.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aifixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JAMES P. CLARK.

Witnesses:

C. R. WHITE, J. H. HoovER. 

